GALLERY: CCBC promotes investment in Tshwane
The aim of the gala was to promote businesses to start investing more in Pretoria and create fruitful jobs in the city.
The Capital City Business Chamber (CCBC) held a prestige gala at Sun International Time Square on Thursday.
The aim of the gala was to promote businesses to start investing more in Pretoria and create fruitful jobs in the city.
It also celebrated the rebranding of the CCBC under the theme “Promoting the Capital”.
CCBC is an innovative organisation working for the success of Pretoria’s business community.
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It focuses on addressing the needs of all businesses, be they small, medium, large or corporate.
The event was attended by high-profile members of the Tshwane business community, along with the diplomatic society and prominent academics.
“There needs to be a social economic transformation to address the triple challenges of poverty, inequality and unemployment,” said David Morobe, chairman of the CCBC.
Morobe said for Pretoria to achieve this transformation, the city needed proper leadership in the economic sector.
He said such leadership would unemployment levels.
“What Pretoria needs is to support small businesses, as small businesses cannot survive without big businesses and a properly run government.”
He said if big businesses supported small businesses, there would be job creation and wealth.
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This meant families would be looked after, there would be social change and a positive ripple effect in communities.
“We need to promote our capital city to attract investment and trade,” he said.
The city had a lot to boast about, as it had tourist attractions such as the Union Buildings and Voortrekker Monument, he said, adding that although this meant the tourism sector was feeding many in the city, it could feed more.
The informal sector was also disregarded although it was “an integral part of our economy, making a huge contribution towards sustainability and job creation”.
He said about two million informal businesses needed to be accommodated in the economic sector.
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Tshwane Economic development and spatial planning MMC, Isak Pietersen, said stimulating tourism as well as investment and trade were vital for the city.
“The city is now looking for special economic zones,” Pietersen said.
Any individual was welcome to approach the city with investment, it was really concentrating on job creation.
Pietersen said the city needed individuals who were creative to capitalise on the city’s economic potential.
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